{"product_id":"9780764366505-se-210-caravelle","title":"S.E. 210 Caravelle","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Legends of Flight Illustrated History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly book in English on the famed 1950s-era French jet airliner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe history of the Caravelle’s design, development, and operational use is presented in detail in this book, as is its use by many of the world’s most famous airlines.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The Sud Aviation S.E. 210 Caravelle was a 1950s-era French-built jet airliner named after the famed 15th-century \u003cem\u003ecaravela\u003c\/em\u003e ships used during the Age of Exploration.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Along with the British de Havilland Comet, on which it was partially based, the Caravelle was one of the earliest jet-powered passenger airliners. In April 1959, it became the world’s first successful jet airliner to enter scheduled service, which it did with Scandinavian Air Lines System (SAS).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The S.E. 210 remained in production until 1972 and eventually retired in 2005. With its unusual rear-mounted engines, it influenced such later jet airliner designs as the Douglas DC-9 and Tupolev Tu-134.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The history of the Caravelle’s design, development, and operational use is presented in detail in this book, as is its use by many of the world’s most famous airlines of the era, including Air France, SAS, Swissair, Finnair, Royal Jordanian, Austrian Airlines (AUA), United, Indian Airlines, and VARIG.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Technical specifications for the Caravelle and its variants, as well as period photographs, bring to life the fascinating history of this early, and influential, commercial jet airliner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40856293048417,"sku":"9780764366505","price":27.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_30146402.jpg?v=1726731943","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780764366505-se-210-caravelle","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}